Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Lee was born about 1687, in Bideford, Devon, England, his father, F. William Lee, was 39 and his mother, Mary Marvin, was 42. He married Susanna Prust on 7 April 1713, in Bideford, Devon, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1733, in Hempstead Town, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 47.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Robert Leo in entry for Samuel Leo, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1687–1733 Male
1692– Female
Children (3)
1713– Male
1715– Male
1718– Female
Parents and Siblings
1650–1724 Male
1647–1724 Female
Siblings (5)
1681– Male
1684–1715 Male
1685– Male
1686–1733 Male
1687–1733 Male
World Events (2)
1688 · Glorious Revolution
Age 1
1720 · South Sea Bubble
Age 33
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sang, Jae, Jong, Jung, Sung, Yong, Kyung, Seung, Dong, Kwang, Myung.
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood or glade’.
English: habitational name from any of the many places in England named with Old English lēah ‘wood, glade’, including Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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